The 39th-ranked Hope College women's tennis team hosted No. 32 Denison University on Friday, falling 6-1 at the DeWitt Tennis Center.
The Flying Dutch move to 3-4 overall and now turn their attention to the start of their Texas trip, beginning March 5 at Trinity University (TX) at 6 p.m. CT.
Hope's point came at No. 1 singles, where Amanda Lopykinski (Lemont Township, Illinois / Lemont Township HS) battled through a three-set marathon. After dropping the opening set, steady play allowed the senior to edge out a tight second set, and closed the match with a 10–8 super-tiebreak to secure Hope's lone victory of the afternoon.
Doubles
- Rafaella Ramos / Peyton Oda (DEN) def. Jana Beier (Fort Wayne, Indiana / Carroll) / Amanda Lopykinski (HC), 6–4
- Dasha Chistyakova / Caitlin Vanwinkle (DEN) def. Hadley Krygier (White Lake, Michigan / Walled Lake Northern) / Phoebe Walker (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City Central) (HC), 6–3
- Maia Nowicki / Maddie Larsen (DEN) def. Kaitlyn Stievater (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Wylie E. Groves) / Sophia Grzesiak (Beverly Hills, Michigan / Detroit Country Day) (HC), 6–0
Singles
- Amanda Lopykinski (HC) def. Peyton Oda (DEN), 3–6, 7–5, 1–0 (10–8)
- Caitlin Vanwinkle (DEN) def. Hadley Krygier (HC), 7–6 (7–2), 3–6, 1–0 (10–4)
- Rafaella Ramos (DEN) def. Jana Beier (HC), 6–2, 6–2
- Dasha Chistyakova (DEN) def. Sophia Grzesiak (HC), 6–2, 6–4
- Maia Nowicki (DEN) def. Phoebe Walker (HC), 6–2, 6–4
- Maddie Larsen (DEN) def. Madison Wei (Parker, Colorado / Regis Jesuit) (HC), 6–2, 6–1
